a development of Led-bury's road network and industrial capacity is set to replace the drive to build new homes. Herefordshire councillors were this week debating planning permission for a total of 55 new homes at three sites in the town and voted to
planners have rejected a bid to convert the Horseshoe Inn in Broom's Green to bed and breakfast. All 17 Forest of Dean district councillors on its development control committee voted against the move on Tuesday. The proposal was submitted by Chris Tweedale
PRODUCTION of Atora Suet has started in Ledbury following a £2m investment in the Robertson's Ledbury Preserves site by Rank-Hovis-Macdougall (RHM). RHM is the owner of both Ledbury Preserves, which employs 170 people, and Atora, which has created a further
ORGANISERS of this year's Ledbury Carnival are warning that it could be the last unless £5,000 in sponsorship and donations can be raised. Fundraiser Rosey Ford, of Preston Court, said that enough money was in the pot to stage this year's Royal Pageant
A £1 million scheme to build a new primary school at Cradley moved a step closer to reality this week. At a meeting of Herefordshire Council's education scrutiny committee yesterday (Thurs- day), spending plans were approved which included money set aside
MUCH Marcle's Jubilee May Fayre attracted hundreds of revellers last Saturday as the event played host to the breaking of a world record. Officials from the Guinness Book of Records confirmed that organisers had succeeded in putting together the world's
Ledbury weather-watcher Norman Selkirk has paid tribute to fellow meteorologist Warren Chalk, who has died following a brave battle against ill-health. He was 76. Mr Selkirk and Mr Chalk have both contributed monthly weather reports for the Ledbury Reporter
The chairmanship and vice-chairmanship of the various committees on Ledbury Town Council have been established for 2002/2003. The appointments were made at last week's annual town council meeting;. Coun Linda Nussbaum retains the chairmanship of the environment
Eastnor Castle features on the cover of a new-look Ordnance Survey Map of the county. The number 149 Landranger Map covers the whole of the Hereford, Leominster, Bromyard and Ledbury area but it is the Georgian castle, near Ledbury, which has been chosen
A survivor of Belsen concentration camp visited John Masefield High School, in Ledbury, this week and warned about the dangers of "creeping intolerance". Londoner Rudy Oppenheimer, aged 70, saw both his parents die of typhus in Belsen and told pupils
Dymock Flower Festival attracted around 1,200 visitors over three days and laid the foundations for a similar event in the future. The festival was organised as a fundraiser for the nine churches in the Redmarley and Dymock area. Although, the total raised
IAN Stewart notched Ledbury Town's 100th Express & Star Premier Division goal of the season but then Wolves hit back to grab a point. WOLVERHAMPTON UNITED 1, LEDBURY TOWN 1 Ledbury started well and dominated the early play taking the lead in the 20th
Distinguished Citizens award winners were named at Bromyard's annual town meeting on Monday. An award, to be officially handed over at a ceremony in September, will go to the Spelman family, which includes long-time Conquest Theatre chairman Paul Spelman
A SPECIAL presentation will be made to the oldest member of Bromyard Wind Band, Beryl Kenworthy at a concert at St Peters Church at 8pm on Friday, May 31. The octogenarian French horn player took her first music exam with the London College of Music in
TICKETS are available to anyone interested in joining Bromyard Garden Club members for a half-day outing to Hergest Croft, near Kington, on Sunday, May 26. Visitors will be able to see 50 acres of gardens at the Edwardian house, owned by the Banks family
SATURDAY CRICKET WEST OF ENGLAND CLUBS - GLOS/WILTS Division One: Bredon v Colwall. Division One 2nd XIs: Colwall II v Bredon II. WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Division One 1st XIs: Pedmore v Bromyard. Division One 2nd XIs: Bromyard II v Pedmore II. Division
LEDBURY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB ON May 8 there was a good attendance for the weekly duplicate. 17 1/2 tables. The leading scores were: N/S1, Percy & Joyce Sambrook, 64.6; 2, Graham Ling & Brian Meadows 64.5; 3, Marcus & Jean Holman 55.7; 4,
APPROVAL has been given to turn Colwall's old Evendine Court finishing school into a home. At their northern area planning sub-committee on Wednesday, Herefordshire councillors agreed to allow developer John Williams to carry out alterations and demolitions
A 56-YEAR-OLD Herefordshire man has died after driving his lorry into traffic lights at Pershore. Anthony Lea from Court Orchard, Fownhope was driving his 35-tonne Volvo tipper lorry when the incident occurred at 2pm on Tuesday, May 14. Mr Lea had managed
LEDBURY & District ASC retained the 'Penguin Pairs' trophy for a second year following an exciting and enjoyable gala at Ross on Wye. All individual events were over a distance of 25m and first success for Ledbury came in the 3rd event, the 11/u girls
COLWALL U15s progressed to the semi-finals of the Herefordshire Youth Cup with a win over Dales at Leominster. Dales batted first and openers Evans and Probert played with class to put on 30 runs. The remaining batsmen found scoring difficult against
A Bishops Frome couple who began producing cider last autumn as a hobby have hit the big time after winning a contract with Tesco. Mike Henney and partner Beth Leadbeater, of Cheyney Lodge Cider, invested in a continuous belt press and second hand tanks
Organisers of the Ledbury Town Party are asking local businesses and charities to get in touch as soon as possible to book stalls for the event. The High Street celebration takes place on Saturday, July 6, from 7pm to midnight, and will be one of the
LEDBURY Round Table was presented with a trophy for the best website in the UK at the organisation's national AGM in Plymouth, last weekend. New branch chairman Frank Powell accepted the trophy from the outgoing national president Frank Lawton. The website
The Ombudsman is likely to respond within a month to a complaint by a Ledbury resident that Herefordshire Council's parking policy for the town is "unreasonable and discriminatory". Tony Bradford, of Miller Craddock Way, complained about the council's
THE new Mayor of Ledbury is Coun Noel Roberts, who fought off a bid for a second term by his predecessor. He was elected unanimously at the mayor-making ceremony at Ledbury Market House last Thursday (May 9) after being nominated and seconded by two former
Ledbury Youth First is holding a presentation evening at the Feathers Hotel, to explain more about the organisation and its work. The event takes place on Wednesday, May 29, at 6.45pm. The welcome and introduction will be given by youth development worker
A NEW stile has been erected as part of the Herefordshire Festival of Walking - in a shop window in Ledbury. Herefordshire Council workers created the stile at the Tourist Information Centre, after a request from Ledbury's footpaths officer Mike Woodbridge
A survey to boost visitors' understanding of places of worship is being supported by St Michael and All Angels' Church in Ledbury. The Herefordshire Churches Tourism Group hopes the study "will help identify the main needs of those who pass through the
A RETIRED managing director from Ledbury died of natural causes despite exposure to asbestos, an inquest concluded this week. Peter Crowther, of High-bridge Farm, Dymock Road, died in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital on March 5, aged 75. Pathologist Dr
April showers did not live up to their reputation in Ledbury this year, according to Albert Road weather-watcher Norman Selkirk. Mr Selkirk said April was warmer and drier than average. Total rainfall was 39.3mm with most falling over the last five days
THE manager of the Ledbury bank which has announced a donation to fund the town's first permanent day centre for people with mental health problems has been along to meet centre users. Peter Oakley, from Barclays, took the opportunity to spend time with
Herefordshire councillors are to go on a site visit to Bosbury before deciding whether a location at Pow Green, Nash End Lane, is suitable for a permanent one family gypsy site. The family has appealed against a council ruling that an existing caravan
LEDBURY Swifts U16s defeated Widemarsh Rangers 3-2 to lift the Russell Jenkins Memorial Trophy at Bartestree. Dean Kibble pounced on a defensive error to make it 1-0 at half time to Swifts. Tom Hurrell shot into the top corner to make it 2-1 following
CAMPAIGNERS for a swimming pool in Bromyard are stepping up efforts after discovering that more than 100 youngsters in the town cannot swim. Bill Gibbard, a member of the swimming pool working party, has written to the Government's Minister for Sport,
A BLIND Bromyard man is preparing to jump 10,000 feet from an aeroplane to raise money for charity. Twenty-year-old Andrew Hodgson will put his faith in a professional instructor later this summer and make a tandem skydive to fundraise for the Worcestershire
A GROUP of Bromyard school pupils will be visiting Italy as part of a new historical and cultural learning trip. History teacher David Farmer will lead four other staff members and 34 pupils from Queen Elizabeth High School for nine days in Italy to learn
treks in and around Bromyard coming up as part of Herefordshire Festival of Walking include: Wednesday, May 22, 10am, 5.5 mile route from Bromyard to Edvin Loach; Saturday, May 25, 11am, five-mile 'Canine Caper' dog walk from the Royal Oak car park, Bromyard
two Bromyard youngsters have won £10 vouchers for Halfords as part of a cycle safety competition. Eleven-year-old St Peter's pupil Billy James won the oldest category after completing a crossword while nine-year-old Brockhampton pupil Edward Bals won
A PLANNING application to build on the site of the Tanyard car park in Bromyard's Pump Street has been submitted to Herefordshire Council by Pencombe developer Peter Terry. The application requests permission to convert an existing building into two dwellings
HUG, the Herefordshire User Group which helps people with mental health problems, is meeting at St Peter's parish room in Bromyard on Wednesday, May 22. The 11am talk will be given by Phil Pankhurst, HUG advocacy manager. For details call Alison MacMahon
THE Festival of Pentecost will be celebrated on the Public Hall Green in Bromyard for the first time from 3pm tomorrow (Saturday). Organised by Churches Together in Bromyard, the free festival celebrates the anniversary of the beginning of the Christian
THIEVES broke through barbed wire into Bromyard Timber and Fencing off Stourport Road and escaped through the town cemetery with 30 to 35 panels of 6ft x 2ft fencing trellis last week. The incident took place between 5.30pm on Monday, May 13, and 7.30am
A PERSON was disturbed after climbing through a window into the Crown and Sceptre on Bromyard's Sherford Street on Thursday, May 9. They escaped with nothing but police are keen to hear from any witnesses to the incident, which happened at about 5.45pm
A PLANT and car-boot sale is at Queen Elizabeth High School, Bromyard, tomorrow (Saturday) between 10am and noon. The sale is for Parent Teacher Association funds and pitches are £4 on the day.
TWO 100-year-old capping stones were stolen from the gate of Linley Green church, near Bromyard on Friday, May 10.
LEDBURY Magpies played against Grove Ladies in the Worcester Summer netball league. The match was played at a steady pace with both teams controlling the game well. Goal scoring was even with neither team scoring consistently. Grove Ladies managed to
BOSBURY & DISTRICT HS Results of race from Blandford Forum (eight members sent 153 birds). 1 P Haycock 1232.183, 2 I & K Farley 1206.648, 3 P Haycock 1196.186, 4 P Haycock 1177.617, M Williams 1173.293, J & M Powell 1146.464, Len Wood 1142.424
BROMYARD racing driver Nick Adcock was out of luck at Oulton Park on Saturday when mechanical problems prevented him challenging for victory in the third and fourth rounds of the Volkswagen Racing Cup. A bump with another car while dicing for fourth position
LEDBURY Rugby Club showed the kind of resolve that has seen them lift the Midlands West Four (South) title with a battling display at Stourbridge on Sunday. LEDBURY 13pts, OLD SALTLEIANS 5pts The Ross Road side met a physical Old Saltleians in the inaugural
EASTNOR progressed to round three of the national Village Knockout with a 129 run victory over Garnons in a match that may have been decided by a fluke run out. EASTNOR v GARNONS Batting first Eastnor lost opener Keith Fortey at five runs in the first
ALTHOUGH Ledbury lost their final game in the West Midlands League Premier Division, they can be well satisfied with their debut season in the top section. LITTLE DRAYTON 6, LEDBURY TOWN 3 Drayton took the lead with a shot through a crowded box in the
COLWALL collected their first league win of the season on Saturday against Malmesbury with Richard Williams' 53 runs the highlight of a three wicket victory. COLWALL v MALMESBURY Losing the toss and put into the field, Colwall's tight bowling made an
EASTNOR continued their good start to the new season with a fine 42-run victory over the newly-named Malvern in this WCL Division Two match. EASTNOR v MALVERN Batting first, the home side struggled against the old Ramblers attack of Francis and Thompson
COLWALL U11s travelled to Barnards Green for their first game of the season. COLWALL U11s v BARNARDS GREEN U11s Batting first, Colwall found runs difficult to come by against an accurate attack. However despite losing wickets opener O'Toole and Jennings
EASTNOR III suffered their second defeat in their H&DCL Division Two match away at Weobley on an unpredictable pitch. WEOBLEY v EASTNOR III The home side found runs difficult as veteran Rod Jarrett and Cliff Tipton bowled well to yield just 30 runs
IAN Stewart notched Ledbury Town's 100th Express & Star Premier Division goal of the season but then Wolves hit back to grab a point. WOLVERHAMPTON UNITED 1, LEDBURY TOWN 1 Ledbury started well and dominated the early play taking the lead in the 20th
